what is the bone patter seen on xrays of a pt with sickle cell anemia?

trabecluar

what disease would a pt have if on the xrays a trabecular pattern is seen in the bone?

sickle cell anemia

what type of blood cell is responsible for transporting hemoglobin and to carry oxygen to the body cells and carbon dioxide transport from the cells

red blood cell

what organ produces clotting factors?

liver

what are the two types of white blood cells?

granulocytes

agranulocytes

what are the three types of granulocytes?

neutrophils, eosinophils basophils

what are the two types of agranulocytes?

lymphocytes

monocytes

what type of blood cell is the primary defense against microbial infection and are critical for mounting an immune response

white blood cells

what type of blood cell defends the body thru phagocytosis and enzymatic destruction, they are the first line of denfense of the body

neutrophil

what type of blood cell is involved in inflammatory allergic reactions and infection by parasites?

eosinophils

what type of blood cell is to increase vascular permeability during inflammation of phagocytic cells can pass into the area

basophils

what are the three types of lymphocytes?

T cells

B cells

Natural killer cells

what blood cell is involved with the delayed or cellular imune reaction

T cell

what blood cell plays an important role in the immediate or humoral immune system involving the production of plasma cells and immunoglobulins?

B cells

what blood cell is involved in phagocytosis, intracellular killin and mediating of the immune and inflammatory response. sever as antigen presenting cells and migrate into tissues

monocytes

what is active in the blood clotting mechanism, essential in the maintenance of the integrity of blood capillaries by closing thema t a time of injury and participates in clot dissolution after healing?

platelets

what is the normal count for platelets?

140,000-400,000/mm3

what is the objective of chemo?

destroy the cancer cell and keep it from metastasizing, to prevent cancer from recurring, to provide an improved quality of life

what are the contraindicaitons with xerostomia in a cancer pt?

avoid hot spicy salty or sharp foods

avoid lemon and glycerin swabs

what type of cancer treatment impacts the cancer cells' ability to replicate and survive

radiation

what are expected conditions of radiation treatment? 3

trismus

mucositis

xerostomia

diabetes acts as what factors to perio? 3

conditioning, modifying and accelerating factor

t/f an older pt with diabetes can have mroe severe periodontal disease?

false-YOUNGER pt

a sudden deterioration of periodontal health may indicate what for a pt?

undiagnosed diabetes

reduced control of diabetes

t/f perio infections affect blood glucose levels in diabetes

true

treatment of perio and reduction of inflammation is associated with improved what?

metabolic control by reduction in level of HbA1

when can insulin increase?

due to fever, infection, inflammation, trauma, bleeding, pain or stress

what does peripheral neuropothy cause?

pain, n umbness ortingling of mouth, face and extremities leading to foot ulcerations or infections because they can't feel pain

what would a pt have who is characterized as having: weakness, fatigue, abnormal pigmentation of skin and mucous membranes, hypertension, anorexia and weight loss, delayed healing and increased susceptibility to infection

addison's disease

what would a pt have who has these symptoms: hirsutism, weight gain, moon shpaed face, buffalo hump, abdominal straie, hypertension, acne